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Cellular Respiration & Photosynthesis

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 31mins

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Class
Date
1.

Photosynthesis is a biological process that occurs in autotrophs. Which of the following is produced as a result of photosynthesis?

a)

Water and light

b)

Glucose and chlorophyll

c)

Glucose and oxygen

d)

Carbon dioxide and water

2.

Cellular Respiration involves the chemical breakdown of _____ to form ATP Energy

a)

Fats

b)

Fructose

c)

Glucose

d)

Proteins

3.

Which of the following chemical equations properly demonstrates Cellular Respiration? Choose the BEST answer.

a)

C6H12O6 + O2 --> H2O + CO2

b)

H2O + CO2 -> C6H12O6 + O2

c)

C6H12O6 + 6 O2 -> 6 H2O + 6 CO2

d)

6 H2O + 6 CO2 -> C6H12O6 + 6 O2

4.

Where do the reactions of Aerobic respiration take place? (Krebs Cycle & Electron Transport Chain)

a)

Cytoplasm

b)

Mitochondria

c)

Chloroplasts

d)

Cell Wall

5.

Which process does heterotrophs and autotrophs undergo in order to convert glucose into ATP?

a)

cellular respiration

b)

osmosis

c)

photosynthesis

d)

transcription

6.

Glucose is broken down into pyruvic acid during which process

a)
Krebs cycle
b)
Calvin cycle
c)
Glycolysis
d)
Photosynthesis
7.

Each glucose (6C) produces how many pyruvic acid (3C) molecules?

a)

5

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

8.
Where does glycolysis take place?
a)
Cytoplasm
b)
Stroma
c)
Thylakoid
d)
Mitochondria
9.

What role do NADH and FADH2 (produced during Glycolysis and Kreb's Cycle) play in cellular respiration

a)

they are energy carriers (hydrogen)that use that energy to produce massive amounts of ATP

b)

They are waste products and are pushed out of the cell

c)

They are necessary for long-term energy storage

d)

They don't play any role in cellular respiration

10.

What are the outputs of the kreb's cycle

a)

CO2

b)

H2O

c)

ATP

d)

NADH and FADH2

11.

What happens in the electron transport chain?

a)

NADH and FADH2 drop off hydrogens to form massive amounts of ATP

b)

pyruvic acid is formed from breaking down glucose

c)

CO2 is released and H2O and ATP

d)

glucose is broken down and ATP is formed

12.

Which step of aerobic cellular respiration makes the most ATP?

a)
Glycolysis
b)
Krebs Cycle
c)
Electron Transport Chain
d)
Light Dependent Reactions
13.

Glycolysis provides a cell with a net gain of

a)

2 ATP

b)

4 ATP

c)

32 ATP

d)

36 ATP

14.

The Krebs cycle does NOT occur if

a)

oxygen is present

b)

oxygen is not present

c)

glycolysis occurs

d)

carbon dioxide is present

15.

Aerobic cellular respiration uses 1 molecule of glucose to produce approximately

a)

2 ATP molecules

b)

4 ATP molecules

c)

32-34 ATP molecules

d)

36-38 ATP molecules

16.

Lactic acid fermentation occurs in

a)

bread dough

b)

any environment containing oxygen

c)

muscle cells

d)

mitochondria

17.

Most plants appear green because chlorophyll

a)

does not absorb green light.

b)

reflects violet light.

c)

absorbs green light.

d)

none of the above

18.

If carbon dioxide is removed from a plant’s environment, what would you expect to happen to its production

of high-energy sugars?

a)

More sugars will be produced.

b)

No sugars will be produced.

c)

The same number of sugars will be produced but without carbon dioxide.

d)

Carbon dioxide does not affect the production of high-energy sugars in plants.

19.
What are the two products of the light reactions that are needed for the calvin cycle?
a)
NAD and NADPH
b)
NADP + and Glucose
c)
NADPH and ATP
d)
Oxygen and NADPH
20.

What role does NADPH play in cellular respiration

a)

It is long term energy storage

b)

it is a high-energy hydrogen carrier

c)

it breaks down glucose

d)

it is an enzyme

21.

what are the inputs of the calvin cycle?

a)

NADPH

b)

ATP

c)

CO2

d)

H2O

e)

chlorophyll

22.

•An enzyme that fixes carbon from atmosphere to convert it to complex macromolecule glucose.

a)

RuBP (Ribulose bisphosphate)

b)

RuBisCo (Ribulose Bisphosphate Carboxylase)

c)

PGA (3-Phosphoglycerate)

d)

G3P (Glyceraldeyhyde 3-Phosphate)

23.

How many G3P is needed to convert to a one molecule of glucose?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

e)

5

24.

What enzyme fixes CO2 in C4 and CAM plants?

a)

ATP synthase

b)

rubisCO

c)

PEP carboxylase

d)

lactase

25.
Which of the following statements about the relationship between photosynthesis and cellular respiration is true?
a)
In cellular respiration the biochemical pathways of photosynthesis run in reverse.
b)
In photosynthesis the biochemical pathways of cellular respiration run in reverse.
c)
Cellular respiration occurs only in animals and photosynthesis occurs only in plants.
d)
Cellular respiration is catabolic and photosynthesis is anabolic.
26.
What is the relationship between wavelength of light and the quantity of energy per photon?
a)
they have a direct, linear relationship
b)
they are inversely related
c)
they are logarithmically related
d)
they are only related in certain parts of the spectrum
27.
Where do the enzymatic reactions of the Calvin cycle take place?
a)
stroma of the chloroplast
b)
thylakoid membranes
c)
matrix of the mitochondria
d)
thylakoid space
28.
CAM plants keep stomata closed in daytime, thus reducing loss of water. They can do this because they
a)
fix CO2 into organic acids during the night when temperatures are cooler.
b)
fix CO2 into by combining it with RuBP in the Calvin cycle.
c)
obtain CO2 through their roots during the day.
d)
fix CO2 into organic acids in the mesophyll cells, which do not rely on stomata.
29.
Compared to C3 plants, C4 plants
a)
) have higher rates of photorespiration.
b)
can continue to fix CO2 even at relatively low CO2 concentrations and high oxygen concentrations.
c)
do not use rubisco for carbon fixation.
d)
grow better under cool, moist conditions.
30.
In mitochondria, the electron transport chain pumps protons from the matrix into the intermembrane space, whereas in chloroplasts, the electron transport chain pumps protons from
a)
matrix to stroma
b)
stroma to thylakoid space
c)
intermembrane space to stroma
d)
thylakoid space to stroma